Other News - 04/09/2010

Raytheon said yesterday that its Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System in Philadelphia became the first FAA facility to go live with fused ADS-B track data for aircraft surveillance. It said aircraft separation will be able to be reduced safely from 5 mi. to 3 mi. owing to the fusion, which allows a control system to combine surveillance reports from multiple sensors including traditional radars, ADS-B and multilateration ground stations into a single track, giving air traffic controllers improved aircraft position and velocity estimates.

Raytheon said yesterday that its Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System in Philadelphia became the first FAA facility to go live with fused ADS-B track data for aircraft surveillance. It said aircraft separation will be able to be reduced safely from 5 mi. to 3 mi. owing to the fusion, which allows a control system to combine surveillance reports from multiple sensors including traditional radars, ADS-B and multilateration ground stations into a single track, giving air traffic ...

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